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The goalkeeping great continues to explore local culture in 2018 FIFA World Cup host cities. This time it’s Samara, a city that is set to host four group-stage matches and two matches in the elimination rounds.

Construction work on Samara Arena, one of 12 venues across 11 Russian cities to host games at next year’s FIFA World Cup, will be completed by the end of the year, the head of the Local Organizing Committee has said.

A huge fire has broken out at a warehouse of the Progress State Research and Production Rocket Space Center in the southern Russian city of Samara, local media report. Up to 1,000 sq meters may have been affected.